Our workshops engage youth in virtual and in-person group creative arts projects that provide them with tools to help them identify and sustain successful friendships and relationships, improve self-awareness, and build confidence.
Participants create songs, stories, prose, dream boards, journals, and other works that focus on interpersonal relationships and group dynamics. They engage in culturally relevant mental, social, and physical education initiatives that teach communication skills like public speaking and writing, planning and goal setting, leadership, and advocacy, as well as best practices to help safeguard them in their quest for love.
Journaling with a purpose
Participants learn the benefits of journaling, such as how it helps us identify goals, plan for the future, and tap into our inner creativity. Participants engage in individual journaling projects that focus on organizing, planning, prioritizing, critical thinking, and communication.
Pardon me
In Greek, there are eight ways to convey the word love. This workshop introduces three of them — storge, philia, egos — and focuses on one — agape — known to heal pain, hurt, and other trauma. Engages participants in individual and group arts projects that focus on critical thinking, interpersonal and relational communication, goal setting, advocacy, and best practices.
Relate to me
Discusses six stages of relationships, relationship rules, and the steps to a successful partnership. Engages participants in individual and group art projects that focus on critical thinking, interpersonal and relational communication, goal setting, advocacy, and best practices.
What’s your love language?
Using Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages quiz, examines the importance of learning our love language. Engages participants in individual and group art projects that focus on group dynamics, interpersonal and communications, advocacy, and best practices.
Your story is worth telling!
Explores the power of sharing stories and how our own stories can inspire, enlighten, empower, and heal others. Engages participants in individual and group art projects that focus on group dynamics, communications, leadership, advocacy, and best practices.
Seeds of Love
The Love Quest Foundation brings youth together to learn about the importance of farming at its Seeds of Love workshop led by Hector Gerardo and Elizabeth Guerra — co-founders of SEAmarron Farmstead and E&G Community Builders in Danbury, Connecticut.
Dream Boards
Our Dream Boards workshops work with teens and tweens to create a dream board illustrating their vision for their future.